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10:10 AM ET, October 5, 2019

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New York Times:
2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trump's Ukraine Dealings  —  The official, a member of the intelligence community, was interviewed by the inspector general to corroborate the original whistle-blower's account.  —  WASHINGTON — A second intelligence official …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Orders Cut to National Security Staff After Whistle-Blower  — White House seeks to make council leaner under new leader  — Plan emerges after whistle-blower's report on Ukraine call  —  President Donald Trump has ordered a substantial reduction in the staff of the National Security Council …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm  —  By mid-May, the U.S. relationship with Ukraine was unraveling: The U.S. ambassador had been recalled home for no apparent reason, the country's new president was anxious about U.S. support …
Discussion: Power Line
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Wall Street Journal:
In Months Before Trump Call, Ukraine Officials Sweated White House Pressure  —  The administration in Kyiv felt it had to accede to White House wishes in order to secure a summit  —  KYIV, Ukraine—Two weeks after national elections in April vaulted him from the role of television comic …
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
For Trump, Ukraine is a story of personal resentment and political opportunism  —  Through all of President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, he has rarely focused on doing the job for which he was elected — steering the foreign policy of the United States.  Instead, for Trump …
The Daily Beast:
How Rudy Giuliani's Bid to Discredit Mueller Played Into Impeachment Probe
Discussion: TIME, Foreign Policy and Slate
Washington Post:
Trump's corruption is black and white
New York Times:
Read the Text Messages Between U.S. and Ukrainian Officials
Discussion: New Yorker and Breitbart
NBC News:
CIA's top lawyer made criminal referral on whistleblower's complaint about Trump conduct  —  Experts are raising questions about why the Justice Department did not open an investigation.  —  WASHINGTON — Weeks before the whistleblower's complaint became public, the CIA's top lawyer …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Justice Department hasn't interviewed key Russia probe witnesses
Discussion: Salon and Lawfare
Washington Post:
Trump's calls with foreign leaders have long worried aides, leaving some ‘genuinely horrified’  —  In one of his first calls with a head of state, President Trump fawned over Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling the man who ordered interference in America's 2016 election that he was a great leader …
The White House:
Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System  —  Healthcare providers and taxpayers bear substantial costs in paying for medical expenses incurred by people who lack health insurance or the ability to pay for their healthcare.
Discussion: Axios, NPR, Breitbart and HuffPost
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New York Times:
Trump Will Deny Immigrant Visas to Those Who Can't Pay for Health Care  —  Visa applicants will have to prove they have insurance or the financial resources for medical costs.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will deny visas to immigrants who cannot prove they will have health insurance …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
Trump Will Block Visa Applicants Who Cannot Prove They Can Get Health Insurance
Discussion: Vox
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Require Immigrant-Visa Applicants to Show They Can Afford Health Care
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, in August Call With GOP Senator, Denied Official's Claim on Ukraine Aid  —  President Trump denied that he had linked military aid to Ukraine with a commitment by Kyiv to investigate the 2016 presidential elections when pressed on the matter by a Republican senator in August, according to the lawmaker.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Facing Fresh Revelations, Republicans Struggle to Mount a Defense of Trump
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
New York Times:
Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn't Report Past Food Industry Ties  —  The lead researcher, Bradley C. Johnston, said he was not required to report his past relationship with a powerful industry trade group.  —  A surprising new study challenged decades of nutrition advice …
Discussion: Undark and Slate
Orion Rummler / Axios:
House Democrats subpoena White House in impeachment inquiry  —  House committees leading the impeachment inquiry against President Trump subpoenaed acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday.  —  The big picture: This comes after nearly a month of White House refusals to comply …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:   Kevin McCarthy has put Republicans in a really bad place
JM Rieger / Washington Post:
‘Coup’ talk is proliferating on Fox as impeachment inquiry ramps up
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Oust Pelosi From the Presidential Succession Line  —  Democrats should make it legally impossible for impeachment to deliver them the White House.  —  The top order of business when the House of Representatives returns from recess on Oct. 15 is certain to be the impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump.
Lawrence K. Altman / New York Times:
Sanders Said He Had a Common Heart Procedure.  So Why the Mystery?  —  For three days, Mr. Sanders did not disclose pertinent health details, stirring questions about his condition.  On Friday evening, doctors confirmed he had suffered a heart attack.  —  WASHINGTON — “None of us …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Had Heart Attack, His Doctors Say as He Leaves Hospital
Discussion: The Wrap, New York Post and Axios
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren campaign fires senior staffer for ‘inappropriate behavior’  —  Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign has fired its national organizing director, Rich McDaniel, after an investigation into allegations of what it called “inappropriate behavior.”  —  “Over the past two weeks …
Washington Post:
Treasury inspector general to review handling of Trump's tax returns  —  The Treasury Department's acting inspector general has opened a review into whether the Trump administration acted improperly during its ongoing fight with House Democrats over releasing President Trump's tax returns.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Joe Biden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ in first new ad of $6 million early-state push  —  Biden fires back at Trump: I'm not going anywhere  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's presidential campaign says President Donald Trump is “lying about the one Democrat he doesn't want to face” in the first new spot …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden's ‘devastating’ fundraising haul a loud warning for once-unrivaled front-runner
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump has spoken privately with Putin at least 16 times.  Here's what we know about the conversations.  —  President Trump has spoken privately with Russia's Vladimir Putin at least 16 times since he entered office in 2017.  These conversations have long been the subject of scrutiny and speculation …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Me!  Me!’:  An aggrieved Trump spins an alternate reality as impeachment probe escalates  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  President Trump paced.  He pointed.  He parried — jokingly shaking one reporter's hand and blocking another's iPhone with his own.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell vows to block Trump impeachment in fundraising pitch  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) reelection campaign is seizing on the fight over impeachment, pledging in Facebook ads that he will lead Republican efforts to stop President Trump from being removed from office.
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Daily Kos and CNN
Molly Prince / The Daily Wire:
Nikki Haley Praises Trump On Foreign Policy: ‘Every American Should Be Proud’  —  Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley praised President Donald Trump on Friday and further commended his record on foreign policy as one that “every American should be proud of.”
Discussion: Fox News
 
 
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Fighting Calls for Impeachment, Trump Intensifies Anti-Semitic Rhetoric. We Cannot Ignore It.
New York Times:
Saudi Arabia and Iran Make Quiet Openings to Head Off War
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Dear cowering Republicans: What are you waiting for?
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Emma Graham-Harrison / The Guardian:
Violence grips Hong Kong as Lam activates emergency powers
Gregory Pratt / Chicago Tribune:
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he still backs Trump after civil war tweet, but 'I've made it clear …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Friendly Atheist
David French / National Review:
Trump's Most Loyal Allies Are Putting Him on the Path to Impeachment
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Maddow Joins The CW's ‘Batwoman’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and The Wrap
Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
Trump Administration Unveils More Cuts to Food Stamp Program
Matthew Brown / Deseret News:
Rep. Ben McAdams says he supports Trump impeachment inquiry
Discussion: NRCC
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Begging to Be Impeached. Give Him What He Wants — Immediately.
Discussion: Althouse and Taylor Marsh